Form for dresses



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Patented May 12,1931 2 V p l i V l l UNITED STATES 'OF'FICE .ioEL B. CARLSTON, or eiteseeee, (it mais roam roa nenssns l I Application filed. June 9.1;;27. Serial no. T197539 My invention relates to a formfor dresses, the shoulderporti'ons 13 a neck 14 stretches and more particularly to a flexible form on upwardly to a head'12 which is provided with which a silk dress may be mounted for the a slot through which the material of the purpose of securely packing the same in a box, dress is adapted to be passed and automati- B and the object of my lnvention is to provide cally'locked thereon by means of the coopsuch a device on which a dress may be mountcrating. extension members 16, when they are ed and folded in order that the same may be positioned inside of the collar portion of the packed in a delivery box and will retain its dress,- as shownin Figure 2. r

laundered condition for an indefinite length The extensions 16 are provided with 10 of time, as the form prevents creases across notches 17 and 18 in which the upper portion l the dress and retains the material in a flat conof the dress collar may" be positioned as dition and prevents the dress from becoming shown in-Figures 2 and 3, for holding the crumpled to one side of the box when the box upper endof the dress in position and a pluis thrown about or carried on edge. rality of said notches are provided for the 15 My invention will be best understood by purpose of accommodating dresses of various reference to the accompanying drawings sizes and when the upper notch is utilized it is forming a part of this specification, and 1n obvious that the dress material is positioned whlch, in approximately the upper end of the slot 15.

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a dress lying After the dress is positioned as shown in 720 face downwardly and having my flexlble Figu zand h i g th t i n 16 i;

form member positioned on top of the sametioned insideofthe collar, the form is folded Figure 2 is a view similar to that in Figure as shown'in Figure 1 with the dress remain- 1 but having the dress partly folded upon the ing' in position and it takes the form ofthat form. shown in Figure '3 with the'dress material 25 Figure 3 is a view of that disclosed In Flgslightly stretched over the curved portions ure 2 but showing the form and dress posl- 19: and 20, for preventing the dress from;

tioned thereon, folded and placed in a box as shifting endwise onv the form and for prefor delivery or shipment. venting l wrinkling and crumpling of the Figure 4 is a perspective view of the form dress. The width of the body. portion 11 shown in folded position in the same manner is such thatsidewayshifting of the form is 30 as when the dress is positioned upon it, as in orevented and although the box .21 in which Figure 3. the dress may be packed for delivery is very In the drawings I have shown the preferred roughly handled, it is obvious that sideways form of my invention for the purpose ofillusor endwa'ys crumpling and mussing of the tration wherein5represents my invention asa dress .is completely avoided, and that the whole, and 6 represents a silk dress to be dress may be packed for a great length of folded upon the same. In Figure 1 the dress time bymeans of the use of my invention is shown lying face downwardly and having and when the same is unpacked it will have the form positioned upon it, and in Figure 2 its original, fresh laundered appearance.

the arms 7 of the dress, the shoulders 8 and 'Hav'ing described'my invention in its prethe edges 9 are shown folded backwardly over ferred form, it is capable of variations with-'- the edge of the form. Said form 5 is of uniout departing from the spirit of the inven form size from the shoulders to below the tion andI do not desire to be limitedtothe waistline and of somewhat increased size for precise details herein illustrated I and 'de the remainder of the length and being 'proscribed but desire to avail myself of such vided with the off-set portion 10 for increas variations and modifications as come within ing the width thereof. r the scope of the appended claims.

The body of the form 11 and the extreme I claim as my invention: upper end of the form 12 may be utilized for 1. A dress form for supporting a dress 1 advertising. purposes, if so desired. From folded thereon, having in combination a flexible body portion; a head portion; a neck portion for connecting said body portion and said head portion; extensions depending from said head portion, providing slots between said extensions and said connecting neck portion for locking the upper end of said dress .in position, the middle part of said body portion having offsets serving to main tain the configuration of the hip portion of said dress, the upper part of said body portion having shoulders adjoining the neck, said shoulders being immediately adjacent the projecting ends of said extensions.

2. A dress form for supporting a dress folded thereon, having in combination a flexible body portion; a head portion; a portion for connecting. said body portion and said a po ion; exten i s dependin from said head portion, providing Slots between aid e ten ions and a connecting p rti n o l king the upper end of sa dress in PQ i fi O A; and notches on the side of said extensions for retainingthe outer edge of the dress collar in position thereon.

A dress form for supporting a dress folded thereon, having in combination a flexible body portion; a head portion; a portion for connecting said body portion and said head portion; extensions depending from said head portion providing slots between said extensions and said connecting portion for locking the upper end of said dress in position; the lower portion of said body portion being of increased width for preventing sideway shifting of said form and preventing cruinpling of the dress; and a plurality of notches oneach of said extens ons for securing the outer edge of the dress col a p i 4. A dress form for supporting a dress folded thereon having in combination a flexible body portion; a head portion; a portion for connecting said bodyportion and said head portion; extensions depending from said head portion, providing slots be.- tween said extensions and said connecting portion for locking the upper end of said dress in position; the lower portion of said body portion being of increased width for preventing sideways shifting of said form and preventing crumpling of the dress; and a plurality of notches on each of said extensions for securing the outer edge of the dress collar in position; said form adapted to be folded for providing curved portions .to prevent the cross creasing of said dress when folded on said forin.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

JOEL (JARLsToN. 

